Directed by The Great Courses

Jeanette Norden

This course takes you inside the astonishingly complex brain and shows you how it works, from the gross level of its organization to the molecular level of how cells communicate

Rated TVPG

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Episode 1

Historical Underpinnings of Neuroscience

Episode 2

Central Nervous System - Gross Organization

Episode 3

Central Nervous System - Internal Organization

Episode 4

Central Nervous System - Subdivisions

Episode 5

Cortex - Lobes and Areas

Episode 6

Cortex - Sensory, Motor, and Association Areas

Episode 7

Central Nervous System - Development

Episode 8

Central Nervous System - Cellular Organization

Episode 9

Pathways and Synapses

Episode 10

Neurotransmitters

Episode 11

Stroke

Episode 12

The Visual System – The Eye

Episode 13

The Visual System – The Cortex

Episode 14

The Auditory System

Episode 15

The Somatosensory System

Episode 16

Agnosias

Episode 17

The Motor System - Voluntary Movement

Episode 18

The Motor System - Coordinated Movement

Episode 19

Parkinson's Disease

Episode 20

Language

Episode 21

The Limbic System - Anatomy

Episode 22

The Limbic System - Biochemistry

Episode 23

Depression

Episode 24

The Reward System - Anatomy

Episode 25

The Reward System - Drugs

Episode 26

Brain Plasticity

Episode 27

Emotion and Executive Function

Episode 28

Processing of Negative Emotions - Fear

Episode 29

Music and the Brain

Episode 30

Sexual Dimorphism of the Brain

Episode 31

Sleep and Dreaming

Episode 32

Consciousness and the Self

Episode 33

Alzheimer's Disease

Episode 34

Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease

Episode 35

Wellness and the Brain - Effects of Stress

Episode 36

Neuroscience - Looking Back and Looking Ahead